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Guest swipes at campus dining halls could be limited to five a semester BRYAN SHUPE SENIOR REPORTER NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM Eating lunch with your friends on campus might soon come with stipulations.

The University of Cincinnati is altering its current meal plan, allotting students only five guest swipes per semester.

Todd Duncan, director of UC’s housing and food services, said the change was necessary to keep housing and food rates as low as possible. If approved by the UC Board of Trustees, the new policy would go into effect at the beginning of the summer semester.

“Had we chosen to stay with the current meal plan offerings, we were faced with an approximate -percent rate increase for all residential meal plans,” Duncan said. “The change is based on the university’s commitment and vested interest in being financially competitive in the recruitment of new students.”

The change in policy was not due to contracting with Aramark Food Services, Duncan said.

Despite the 5-percent increase, many students agree that swiping guests in is an excellent way to meet fellow students and upperclassmen.

An online survey asking students for input about the change esulted in 1,217 responses from UC students.

Approximately 67 percent of students with a meal plan swipe in one to five guests each week.

Along with the limit of guests in the cafeteria, housing and food services would consolidate all possible meal plans into one unlimited meal plan.

“Now there’s only one plan for people who are required to buy them,” said Lane Hart, student body president. “The reason I think people are complaining about it is now there’s only one option and this option only has five guest swipes, which isn’t very many.”

Dan Traicoff, director of LGBT Affairs for SG, argues that an unlimited meal plan is unnecessary, as many students end the semester with extra swipes.

“I think it is wrong,” Traicoff said.

“If you have parents visiting from out of town, you would use up the majority of your guest swipes at [once]. Next year the incoming students won’t know about the policy change, but this year’s students will be very angry.”

Duncan said that the new meal plan would benefit the university by keeping food rates as low as possible.

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RUNNING FOR MAYOR UC employee sets sights on city’s highest office JASON HOFFMAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHIEF.NEWSRECORD@GMAIL.COM A University of Cincinnati employee who previously ran for congress in Ohio’s first district is now bringing his Libertarian platform to the Cincinnati mayoral race.

Jim Berns, lab director of the College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning technology and facilities and Libertarian candidate, is proposing ideas he believes will decrease city government spending while making it more efficient.

One of the issues Berns is bringing to his mayoral campaign from his past congressional runs is the legalization or decriminalization of marijuana and other narcotics.

“We can do a significant savings in the Cincinnati budget if the police aren’t wasting their time chasing minor drug traffickers around,” Berns said. “And we’re going to reduce violence as well because a lot of the violence in this city is a turf war over marijuana — [victims of crime] are sons and daughters, and they have sisters and brothers out there, and the jail is full.”

But his views on the war on drugs isn’t based solely in crime reduction, Berns sees it as a way to right the wrongs of the past and present.

“The origin of the drug war is racist — the original laws were used in the south against the black community and now it’s grown to where if you look at places like the Hamilton County Justice Center, it’s mostly black men,” Berns said. “Not only will we save human lives, but also the police

expense, the court time, space in the jail and we will be able to get police coverage.”

Being a Libertarian, Berns wants to minimize the amount of responsibility delegated to the city government. One item he wants to cut from the city ledgers is the streetcar project.

“If there is going to be a city-run streetcar, it’s not only the streetcar, but [the cost of] maintaining the streetcars, putting the tracks in, paying the wages and benefits to the drivers,” Berns said. “The city is continuing to run up this big bill for paying benefits and retirement to its current workers, and it’s totally irresponsible to put more people on the city budget when it doesn’t have the money to even fund its existing retirement expenses.”

The alternative to the current plan for the streetcar would be to have businesses pay for the construction and operation of the streetcar, which would then run lines with stops at places like the new Horseshoe Casino, hotels, restaurants and other small businesses in the Downtown and Uptown areas, Berns said.

“I really question Roxanne Qualls’ ability to make sound decisions if she supports something as ridiculous as this streetcar proposal,” Berns said. “I really wonder if she is capable of making good decisions on other things like finance because it’s going to end up being a white elephant like when they put in the subway system in Cincinnati.”

Berns also said city government neglects the Uptown area, specifically when renovations and new projects like the

streetcar are considered.

“It’s one of the problems that when the city takes on a project, they are spending all that money in the downtown area,” Berns said. “Yet Price Hill, Clifton, Northside, College Hill and all these other communities have the tax dollars drained off them, so there is a mindset that the downtown area comes first.”

Libertarians, Berns said, want to minimize tax money that goes to the city and minimize city employees.

Berns also plans to reduce the city’s income tax from its current 2.1-percent rate to 1.75 percent. Along with the tax rate reduction, some areas of city government would be removed and others would experience across-the-board cuts.

John Cranley, who left city council in 2009, will also be on the ballot in May. Cranley is a co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project from the UC college of Law. Berns ended up getting more than 1,000 signatures, but the Hamilton County Board of Elections validated only 514 — putting him over the minimum requirement of 500 to be on the ballot.

The primary for the mayoral election takes place May 7, when only two candidates will emerge on the final ballot for the Nov. 5 election.

The News Record will be interviewing candidates for city and council offices throughout the campaign cycle. Check out newsrecord.org for updates on the race for Cincinnati mayor.

University Metro ridership increases Number of Metro riders exceeds previous year, additional routes possible DIAMOND CRUMPTON SCOTT STAFF REPORTER NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM

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METRO RIDERSHIP RISING Metro ridership by students and faculty at the University of Cincinnati increased 24 percent in 2012. The rise in ridership could bring a series of changes to the Metro system, including the creation of a transit district in the Uptown area and additional routes connecting hospitals that will operate seven days a week.

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The Metro is looking to make changes to accommodate increased ridership from University of Cincinnati students and faculty in 2012.

UC ridership increased 24 percent in 2012 totaling 270,277 rides — 52,353 more than 2011, said Jill Dunne, Metro public affairs manager.

There are plans for a new Uptown Transit District, which will serve as the major connection and transfer point for 10 Metro routes and several Uptown shuttles offered by UC and area employers. A “Way to Go” transit plan would provide more crosstown service from Anderson and the Westside to the UC. Metro hopes to have circular routes that would be a seven-day service throughout Uptown connecting hospitals within the next 10 years. The routes would potentially go through a series of hubs in the Uptown area.

Metro has a program with the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

that offers students and faculty decreased fares.

Metro offers UC students discounted fares through the UC Metro card or EZ Ride card.

“I like it. [It’s] a good service,” said Matt Owens, fourth-year history student.

“I would like to see more money invested in it. I would like them to be open more on Fridays and Saturdays so people don’t have to drive home drunk.”

UC offers several different payment options, a $53 one-time payment per semester or a $1 payment for each ride — 75 cents less than the standard rate.

“It was a program that started many years ago at the offering of Metro,” said Marie Sutthoff, UC Metro Program director. “Spring 2009 started a $10 price per quarter, now its $53 per semester [for the UC Metro card].”

In the past, UC students and faculty were able to ride for free just by showing their Bearcat cards, but increases in UC ridership made a fare necessary.

Overall Metro ridership increased 4.2 percent in 2012, which is higher than the national average increase for bus systems.

Metro provided 17.6 million total rides.

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Fire raises overcrowding concerns City officials have received numerous complaints, buildings not up to code benjamin goldschmidt chief reporter newsrecordnews@gmail.com The deaths of two University of Cincinnati students in a house fire early January, resulted in University Heights citizens calling for a change in housing code violations to prevent overcrowding.

The Cincinnati Property Maintenance division received complaints about numerous building code violations after the house fire on Digby Avenue took the lives of Chad Kohls and Ellen Garner.

Property Maintenance is a complaint driven office, meaning only citizens, tenants and landlords can bring potential code violations to it. Ed Cunningham, manager of Cincinnati’s Property Code Enforcement division, said landlords in particular seemed concerned.

“People seldom think, how would I get out if I was in a fire,” Cunningham said.

“Fire education is not just for kids. These things pertain to everyone.”

Cunningham sees a lot of advertisements around the Clifton area for houses of more than six or seven people. He said houses of five or more unrelated tenants need to consider more fire prevention, and recommended all students should hold a fire drill.

“When you wake up and there’s a fire, you might be in a daze or confused, and if you don’t have a plan you’re in

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trouble,” Cunningham said. “If you have a plan, you’re likely to react naturally and follow it.”

Some students living with more than five people do not believe the amount of people in their house puts them at risk.

“Everyone has their own room, and the escape plan is basically just get out of the house ASAP,” said Jamme Schott, a fourthyear criminal justice and communications students who lives in a house of six. “The house [on Stratford Avenue] is basically all military guys so we feel pretty confident that we could get out if a fire arose.”

Though Emily Woodruff, a fourth-year communications and public relations student, lives in a house of five, she said the size of her house on Rohs Street keeps her feeling safe, and the number of tenants makes her feel even safer.

“We’ve never talked about a fire escape plan,” Woodruff said. “We don’t have an actual fire escape but there are two sets of stairs we could [use to] run to leave.”

The house fire in the 2800 block of Digby Avenue was caused by a space heater located too close to bedding material in a second floor bedroom.

Ten people were inside the house when the fire started at approximately 7 a.m.

New Year’s Day. Kohls and Garner were trapped on the third floor while two other occupants were trapped in the basement.

Garner and Kohls died from excessive smoke inhalation.

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UP TO CODE The Cincinnati Property Division received numerous complaints regarding building code violations after a house fire on Digby Avenue claimed two University of Cincinnati students’ lives New Year’s Day. Ed Cunningham, manager of the Cincinnati Property Code Enforcement division, encourages all tenants to have a fire escape plan.

SG allocates Sigma Sigma funding Money given to fund advertisements for student groups JAKE GRIECO SENIOR reporter newsrecordnews@gmail.com

Several UC physicians on list of best local doctors, becoming trend in city BROOKE BEERY SENIOR REPORTER NEWSRECORDnews@gmail.com The University of Cincinnati produced some of the best physicians in the area, according to Cincinnati Magazine’s recent survey.

The magazine’s annual “Top Doctors” list ran in the January issue and includes more than 750 area physicians.

More than 5,000 physicians in Cincinnati took the survey. It asked medical doctors whom they would turn to if a family member or a friend needed medical attention. Doctors could not nominate themselves.

Results showed 54 percent of the 750 doctors on the list are affiliated with UC’s College of Medicine and 23 percent are current faculty members.

The article featured Christopher McPherson, assistant professor of neurosurgery at UC, for his work mapping brain cancer genomes. This is the third year McPherson made the list as a top doctor. “[The list] recognizes the excellence of UC physicians and certainly speaks for the confidence the public can have in the healthcare we provide here,” McPherson said.

The magazine highlighted several other current faculty members in sidebar articles, which included Sid Khosla from the department of otolaryngology. The magazine recognized Khosla and his team for their research on vocal cords.

UC physicians have regularly appeared on the list in the past.

“What the list really is saying is that the College of Medicine is key in generating a robust medical workforce in Cincinnati,” said Thomas Boat, dean of the College of Medicine. “A lot of our physicians are doing clinical research as well as teaching students and residents every day, which puts them on the cutting edge of what’s going on.”

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CARNIVAL FUNDING The Undergraduate Student Government at the University of Cincinnati allocated $1,500 to the Sigma Sigma Carnival Wednesday. Lane Hart, student body president, Masea IdrIes, student body vice president, and Zach Nieberding, SG director of finance, listen as Mike Bobmaker, Sigma Sigma representative, makes the case for funding.

The Sigma Sigma Carnival continues to receive less funding from the University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Student Government.

SG allocated $1,500 to the Sigma Sigma Carnival Wednesday to fund smaller student organizations advertisements at the carnival.

SG has been decreasing its monetary involvement in the carnival since 2011. The requested amount was lowered by Sigma Sigma because of the current SG budget.

The carnival attracts an average of 6,000 to 7,000 attendants each year, said Mike Robmaker, the representing member of Sigma Sigma Fraternity.

“All money made from the carnival is untouched,” Robmaker said. “[The money] eventually goes back into donations for UC. SG was originally approached by Sigma Sigma to fund security. Kathleen Hurley, SG chief of staff, amended the bill to benefit student organizations that normally cannot afford advertisement at the carnival.

“If we are really about supporting the student experience, we need to make sure we are getting all the students there,” Hurley said.

A&S students may pay additional fee Undergraduate tribunal weighs cost of added charge DANI KOKOCHAK SENIOR reporter newsrecordnews@gmail.com Undergraduate students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences might have to pay an additional fee in the 2013-14 academic year.

If the fee proposal is approved, undergraduate STEM students must pay a fee of $215 every semester, resulting in a 4 percent increase of in-state tuition, beginning with the upcoming fall semester.

Part of the fee will be directed into the A&S budget to enhance the overall STEM mission.

It has not been determined how much of the fee money will go to specific program enhancements, versus how much will go in to general college revenue.

A forum hosted by the A&S tribunal Monday offered students and administrators a platform to voice their

opinion on the possible fees.

A majority of UC’s Undergraduate Student Government communicated its members want to see the distribution percentages from the fee before a resolutions bill is approved, said Zac Francis, treasurer of the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences tribunal.

“I support the ongoing health of our college. STEM [disciplines] are the most [quickly] expanding, and if we don’t continue expanding those we will fall behind and won’t be able to catch up,” Francis said. “It will be a disaster for the university.”

Ronald Jackson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Arnold Miller, associate dean for research and graduate affairs, attended the forum to clarify the available details.

The funds from the proposed fee will be put toward equipment and programs in order to enhance student engagement with up-to-date scientific technology within STEM disciplines.

“We come to you as a means of helping us to ensure that we are going to keep up and make the payments for our educational mission, that is connected to the training and the use of the equipment,” Jackson said.

“Over the past five years, we have really been fortunate to hire many excellent faculty, particularly in STEM programs.

The real challenge, then, is to keep them here,” Miller said.

Fee money might be used specifically to start a research grant program to cover expenses for undergraduate STEM students within the college.

In addition, funds from the student fee could be used to enhance the learning assistance center and develop a collegewide, McMicken undergraduate research award.

“I think that anything that is going to go toward supporting and making our programs stronger is going to be a good thing,” said Sarah Arriola, president of the Arts and Sciences Tribunal.

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Speakers take safety to new level

Student safety board hosts UC alumni to speak, demonstrate self-defense light of all sorts of crisis situations, which I think is incredibly important,” said Molly Mullinger, a third-year accounting student and president of UC’s Student Safety Board.

This is the third year Gardener was sponsored by the UC Student Safety Board to speak at the university.

During the seminar, Gardner introduced “self-talk,” the practice of thinking presently, positively and passionately.

She encouraged listeners to focus on the love of their family members, friends and other important people in the event of an emergency.

“You are programmed to do impossible things for someone you love, but have limits when it comes to [protecting] just yourself,” Gardner said.

Gardner described how criminals invade a victim’s personal space by surprise, striking up a conversation or following close behind. She shared tips on how to keep a distance, how to respond and how to be forceful.

PHOTOS BY MADISON SCHMIDT | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Gardner introduced the Breathe, Space, BREATHE SPACE THROAT Speakers Debbie and Mike Gardner demonstrate three Throat [BST] response to a potential steps to keep in mind during a crisis in Zimmer auditorium, Monday Jan. 28. attacker, and focuses on breathing techniques and maintaining personal space. officers at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deep breathing in a fearful situation is DANI KOKOCHAK SENIOR REPORTER Office in the ‘70s. essential for gaining the control necessary NEWSRECORD.LIVING@GMAIL.COM After eight years as a patrol officer, for survival, she said. and her husband, Mike, Gardner conveyed the power of A self-defense specialist and public Gardner developed Survive Institute, a program mental, verbal and physical actions. She speaker presented a unique perspective that encourages effective self-defense encouraged the audience to react the on self-defense during a seminar Monday moment they felt threatened or evening at University of Cincinnati’s through love and personal power. a stranger invades personal Zimmer Auditorium.

The winner “To transform young space.

Hosted by the UC Student Safety Board, in violent Gardner had the audience Debbie Gardner discussed survival safety adults to leave college and truly have the tools to live practice forming the shape tips in emergency situations. crime is the without the burden of fear of an L, for love, with the “The issue of ‘UC equals crime’ makes person who is excites me,” Gardner said. hand and slamming an me crazy as an alumni and as a resident of “We are not going to live our attacker’s windpipe.

The this area. It’s not acceptable. The answer breathing. goal is not to cause pain, but is 40,000 students, 40,000 sets of eyes [and] lives in fear of everyone.”

Gardner describes fear as a to inflict injury on an attacker.

40,000 ears,” Gardner said. “A lot of people “war in the mind,” and aims to give “The winner in violent crime is teach safety, and they teach it with so many people all around the world the tools to the person who is breathing. And so, if we warnings…the public is entitled to know a stop that warfare. have to fight for our life, we destroy the bad few things that absolutely save lives, but guy first. Whoever gets the most air first, Gardner was hired to give her selfwhen it comes to self-defense, that message wins,” Gardner said. “Love is the answer, for defense seminar across the country and in is withheld.” love we will find a way to get home, and Gardner graduated from UC and began different parts of the world. love is the hand position we take somebody her career as one of the first women patrol “She talks a lot about relevant issues, in

out with.”

Gardner discussed different types of criminals and their motives, such as theft, rape and death.

When a weapon is involved in an attack, the key to survival is to avoid being hit in the kill zone, or torso area, even if that means being injured elsewhere.

Gardner and her husband enacted scenes of attack with weapons, as examples for the audience on how to respond and survive.

Redirecting the weapon and injuring the criminal by attacking the windpipe is the most effective way to prevent injury, abduction and death.

“I thought this was great. She had a lot of energy and kept me entertained the whole time. I thought this was going to be a boring self-defense seminar,” said Jeremy Morall, a first-year exploratory student. “I learned a lot, the BST approach [will be] very helpful.”

‘True North’ stays true, paves way since ‘80s ‘Bad Religion’ maintains consistant sound for punk-rock audience MERRILL WARREN CONTRIBUTOR NEWSRECORDENT@GMAIL.COM If Bad Religion had a motto it would be based around one word — individualism.

Bad Religion is possibly one of the most iconic and tenacious punk-rock bands of the past quarter century.

Its notable sound rang in the ears of millions for decades, and many credit the band for the punk revival in the ’80s, as well as paving the way for future punk bands.

“True North,” the band’s latest album, solidifies it as leaders in the punk-rock world — if anyone ever questioned that status.

“True North” stays true to the band’s inventive sound.

It keeps the particularly intelligent, political lyrics and catchy melodies while still expressing its progressive

individualism.

The best part of the album is the fact the band has not changed its mentality or production.

It’s still the Bad Religion everyone knows and loves.

Fast beats, quick guitar shedding, and clear lyrics with boundless meaning are what give the band its appealing sound.

“In Their Heart is Right” gets to the core of what the band is all about — fast-paced, repetitive, catchy songs with meaning. Frontman Greg Graffin sings, “I’m just a termite on an ant hill/ I think about it every single day/ A senseless being lacking inspiration/ Just waiting to be blown away.”

This song states a problem, as do most of the band’s songs.

Graffin, a college professor, instructs people to stop their monotony and get up to make a difference in the world.

Though the mentality and production

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remain consistent, there are a few uncharacteristic songs on the album.

“Popular Consensus” and “Hello Cruel World,” have the punk composure and sound, but the singing comes off too whiney.

But even the two worst songs on the album are still slightly enjoyable, and that says a lot about the band.

In the song “F*** You,” Graffin sings, “You can even get cerebral if you want to/ Make a radical assessment that sticks like glue/ Sometimes it takes no thought at all/ The easiest thing to do is say f*** you.”

This song expresses the way the band thinks and feels. It wants people to think about the world around them — to exhibit their individualism.

The most gratifying thing about “True North” is the length of the tracks.

They are true punk songs, most of them lasting between one and two minutes.

Only one surpasses three minutes.

Bad Religion is one of the few bands that can honestly say it hasn’t changed over years — and it’s better off for it.

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Offensive comedy pushes boundaries BRANDON WEINSTEIN STAFF REPORTER NEWSRECORDENT@GMAIL.COM The stars came out swinging in a hilariously offensive comedy that somehow made it past the Federal Communications Commission and into theaters.

Emma Stone, Sean William Scott, Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Uma Thurman and Common are a few of actors in the starstudded cast of “Movie 43.”

With only a 4 percent rating on the review aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is clearly not for everyone, mainly due to the rampant vulgarity smeared throughout the film. But once the obscenity and lowbrow humor is overlooked, there is real satirical gold to be found.

The premise of the film revolves around a movie pitch for a ridiculously profane film written by Charlie Wessler (Dennis Quaid), who desperately tries to convince studio executive, Griffin Schraeder (Greg Kinnear) the movie is worthy of production.

Within the larger plot lies a series of unrelated short skits meant to be scenes in Wessler’s movie. Between each skit, the audience is taken back to the main plot, which steadily moves from bad to worse

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as the awkward pitch turns into a hostage situation in Wessler’s effort to sell his film.

While the larger plot is comedic on its own, the short sketches are where the film’s hilarity lies. They resemble R-rated Saturday Night Live skits.

The shorts become more risqué as the movie progresses, depicting everything from home schooling gone horribly wrong to the dangers — and delights — of capturing leprechauns with colorful vocabularies.

One particular skit introduced the iBabe — a satirical version of the iPod, which simply consists of a naked woman with a headphone port.

Richard Gere plays a fictional representation of Steve Jobs, who holds a meeting concerning accidents involving teenage boys who mangled their “phalli” on the iBabe’s unfortunately placed metal exhaust fan. This short takes a stab at the unquestioning idolization of the former Apple CEO while also mocking the apathy corporations exhibit toward their customers.

However, this is the crowning satirical moment in the film. Nearly everything else appears to be aimed toward a high school audience. That’s not to say the movie isn’t funny — it just sets the comedic bar low so viewers do not have to strain their intellects to get a good laugh.

There is not much wit or substance in the movie, and the comedy mostly relies on toilet humor and raunchy gags.

“Movie 43” pushes the envelope all the way to the post office while giving the finger to the FCC. In addition, the directors (all 12 of them) included a final short after the credits that has to be seen to believe.

In short, fans of offensive humor that pushes boundaries will thoroughly enjoy this film, while those who value decency should abstain from it.

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JAN. 30 Cincinnati Police arrested a suspect Wednesday in connection with four robberies in Cincinnati.

Larry Stone was arrested and implicated in a spree of robberies.

Stone robbed the Shell Gas Station on Calhoun Street at approximately 5:30 a.m.

Tuesday.

The victim, who was not a UC student, was uninjured and $100 was taken during the offense. Stone was seen running toward West McMillian Street in the direction of the Stop-N-Go. District Five Police signed four

additional of aggravated robbery against Stone.

He is implicated in robberies at Thorton’s Gas Station in Mount Airy on Jan. 18, the Family Dollar Store in Camp Washington on Jan. 22, the Sunoco Gas Station in Camp Washington on Jan. 24, and the Shell Gas Station on Jan. 29.

Police believe Stone robbed the Family Dollar Store in the 2900 block of Burlington Place at approximately 3:35 p.m.

Police described him as a black male wearing a black “bubble” coat, driving a blue Dodge Durango SUV.

Cincinnati Police are investigating two robberies that occurred in the University Heights area Jan. 18 and Jan. 20.

A victim was approached by two suspects in the 300 block of Emming Street at approximately 7:20 p.m. Jan. 18.

The suspects approached the victim and displayed a firearm and demanded property from the victim.

The suspects were described as black males, one wearing camouflage pants.

A second robbery occurred in the 500 block of Lowell Avenue at approximately 10 p.m. on Jan. 20.

JAN. 14 Cincinnati Police are investigating an aggravated robbery in the 700 block of Riddle Road at approximately 10:30 p.m.

The victim was approached by two suspects.

The suspectsd approached the victim and pressed a firearm in his back and forced him into a vehicle.

The suspect aproached the victim, demanded money and stabbed him in the his right side.

The victim described the suspect as a white male, wearing all dark clothing.

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The suspects proceeded to take his money and cell phone and the victim escaped from the car.

They are described as two black males and no description of the vehicle was given.

An apartment employee was the victim of an attempted robbery in the 600 block of Probasco Street at approximately 8:10 a.m. on Jan. 13.

Cincinnati Police are investigating the attempted robbery, where the suspect is described as a black male wearing dark clohting and a black hat.

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The employee of the apartment complex reported that a suspect armed with a handgun attempted to rob her in the parking lot.

The investigation is still ongoing.

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Cincinnati Police arrested a suspect in relation to a recent armed robbery of a Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.

Andre Edwards was arrested for the aggravated robbery in the 600 block of McAlpin Avenue in Clifton at approximately 9 a.m. Jan. 9.

Edwards was arrested by District Five officers and a handgun and property from the victim was recovered.

He was charged with one count of aggravated robbery, a felony in the first degree.

One male was arrested for the aggravated robbery of a student from the University of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Police arrested Nolan Gibbs for a robbery in the 7 block of West Hollister Street on Jan. 5.

Officers apprehended Gibbs after fleeing from the scene of the offense.

Two handguns were recovered and Gibbs was charged with aggravated robbery, carrying a concealed weapon, tampering with evidence and possessing a defaced firearm.

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Too late for Armstrong apologies Annie Moore SENIOR REPORTER SPORTS.NEWSRECORD@GMAIL.COM

Lance Armstrong dominated the cycling world, won seven Tour de France titles and beat cancer. Twice.

But his inability to properly atone for his misdeeds is the sorriest part of the Armstrong saga.

He started the Livestrong foundation for cancer and was an international advocate for cancer research. But above all of this, he cheated.

In October 2012 the United States Anti-Doping Agency released a report that said it had “overwhelming” evidence Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his entire cycling career, including testimony from 26 witnesses, 15 of whom were riders with direct insights into the beleaguered cyclist’s career.

The USADA stripped Armstrong of all seven of his Tour De France titles and banned him from cycling for life.

After fervently denying all previous allegations, aggressively combating accusers and painting a picture-perfect image over the past few decades, Armstrong did an interview with Oprah Winfrey in January, in which he confessed to using PED’s throughout his entire cycling career.

Armstrong admitted to using PED’s in all seven of his Tour De France wins, along with other things he had previously vehemently denied.

Armstrong went on national television and told us what we — for the most part — already knew. And the answers and apologies that have come from Armstrong as of late have left a bitter taste.

ESPN’s Rick Reilly — who had famously defended the cyclist throughout his 14-year span covering cycling — published a no holds barred response to Armstrong’s interview and apologies on January 17. He included an email he received from Armstrong that morning.

“Riles, I’m sorry. All I can say for now but also the most heartfelt thing too. Two very important words. –L” Reilly seemed to have the same reaction many people across the country are having to Armstrong’s newly adopted humble, apologetic persona. Sorry? That’s it?

Armstrong didn’t just lie to everyone, he viciously went after anyone who accused him of taking PED’s. Former trainers, reporters and even teammate’s wives were all affected by Armstrong’s continuous lies.

Armstrong had no remorse in not only attacking these people verbally, but in the case of his former USPS team member Emma O’Reilly, he sued and almost bankrupted her, for telling the truth.

O’Reilly spoke out against Armstrong after serving as a soigneur for the team from 19962000. In those years O’Reilly’s duties included massaging the riders, doing their laundry and booking hotel rooms. O’Reilly later admitted to transporting PED’s for the team, often across international borders. After speaking out about these events, O’Reilly was sued by Armstrong and was attacked by him in the media and in the courtroom.

Armstrong said in his interview with Oprah that he owed a lot of people apologies, including O’Reilly. But after years of lying and deceiving, simple apologies seem to fall short.

But some are left trying to reconcile that this man, now villain, also raised close to $500 million for cancer through his Livestrong foundation. How could someone so evil and deceptive raise so much money for charity? This is what has left some supporters apathetic about the PED allegations. For some, his charity work overshadows the corruption of his professional career.

No matter which side of the argument you’re on, I think we can all agree on one thing. Through the lies, the lawsuits and the yellow jerseys, sorry is a sorry word for Lance Armstrong to say to us now.

Lauren Purkey | photo editor

COME FROM BEHIND Cincinnati forward Kelvin Gaines dunks an alley-oop during the Bearcats’ 62-54 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wednesday night at Fifth Third Arena.

Joshua a. Miller Sports editor SPORTS.NEWSRECORD@GMAIL.COM

The University of Cincinnati basketball team rallied behind the second half play of juniors Sean Kilpatrick and Justin Jackson, coming from behind to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 62-54 Wednesday night at Fifth Third Arena.

Kilpatrick scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the Bearcats in scoring and Jackson’s effort at both ends (seven points, seven rebounds and six blocks) was the difference in the game.

“He [Jackson] played his best game all year,” Kilpatrick said.“He really got back to the old Justin Jackson and that’s blocking everything, saving everything, jumping into the crowd and being the energy guy that we need him to be.”

UC has been plagued by poor first half offensive performances all season and Wednesday night was no different, as the Bearcats went 8-25 (32 percent) from the field in the first half.

“Rutgers came to play early and their intensity affected us early in the game,” said UC head coach Mick Cronin.

“They started a bigger line up against us, presumably for defensive rebounding,

and I think it worked.”

Rutgers led 13-5 at the under-12 media timeout, with the Bearcats shooting just 2-12 from the field at that point.

Cashmere Wright’s first half absence, after picking up two early fouls, clearly hampered UC offensively.

UC’s guards did not score until Kilpatrick hit the Bearcats’ first 3-pointer of the game with 6:03 remaining in the half — the basket was the Bearcats’ first from outside of the paint.

Kilpatrick’s jumper cut Rutgers’ lead to three — the smallest deficit since Rutgers led 5-1 at the 16-minute mark — but Rutgers extended its lead back to eight, 30-22, before the half.

Jerome Seagears and Myles Mack paced the Scarlet Knights with 11 and 9 first half points respectively.

Eight points from Cheick Mbodj and three straight blocks from Justin Jackson kept Rutgers from extending its lead even further before the half.

Kilpatrick caught fire early in the second half, scoring eight straight points to lead UC on a 10-point run that cut Rutgers lead to 36-35 with 14:49 remaining in the game.

A pair of free throws from JaQuan

Parker, after a great transition hustle and block by Mbodj, tied the game at 40-40 with 11:27 remaining. Kilpatrick’s steal and layup on the ensuing possession gave UC its first lead of the game, 42-40. Rutgers never led again.

Jackson pushed UC’s lead to four, 46-42, with back-to-back dunks and a monstrous block on the defensive end “He was tremendous, he got his teammates fired up and obviously got the crowd into it,” Cronin said. “He earned a start the last couple days in practice. He was great in practice [and] I knew he was going to play well tonight.”

Eli Carter tied the game at 46-46 with a pair of free throws, but UC senior Cashmere Wright gave UC the lead for good with a deep 3-pointer with 6:46 remaining.

Wright, Kilpatrick, Ge’Lawn Guyn and Titus Rubles combined to make 11-16 free throws over the final six minutes, sealing UC’s 62-54 victory.

Kilpatrick’s 19 points led all scorers.

Mack finished with 15 points to lead the Scarlet Knights.

UC travels to South Orange, N.J Saturday for an 11 a.m. tip off against Seton Hall.

UC women fall short in D.C. Bearcats drop to 0-7 in Big East Conference play Annie Moore Senior Reporter SPORTS.NEWSRECORD@GMAIL.COM

The University of Cincinnati women’s basketball remained winless in the Big East, losing to Georgetown University 5452 Wednesday night.

The Bearcats didn’t allow GU a single field goal attempt in the final 5:44 of the game, but couldn’t convert on the game’s final possession as its comeback fell just short.

Cincinnati shot 44.4 percent (20-for-45) from the field, while holding Georgetown to just 36.1 percent (22-for-61).

The Bearcats fatal flaw turned out to be its 17 turnovers, which resulted in 21 points for the Hoyas.

Georgetown also dominated down low, out-scoring the Bearcats 28-10 in the paint.

Sophomore guard Alyesha Lovett paced the Bearcats with a career-high 17 points, shooting 5-9 from outside the 3-point arc. Lovett also added four rebounds and one block.

UC took its first lead of the game when Lovett drained two 3-pointers to put the Bearcats up 20-19 with 4:20 left in the half.

Georgetown answered with two 3-pointers of its own to regain the lead 2520. The Hoyas led 29-24 at the half.

Cincinnati took its first lead of the second half thanks to back-to-back threes from junior guards Kayla Cook and Dayeesha Hollins to put the team up 34-29 with 16:14 left in the game.

The Hoyas responded by going on an 8-2 run over the next seven minutes to take a 43-41 at the 9:49 mark.

The two teams went back and forth, trading buckets until back-to-back shots from senior guard Sugar Rodgers and junior forward Andrew White put the Hoyas up by four at the 5:45 mark.

The Bearcats would not allow another Hoyas score for the remainder of the game.

A pair of made free throws from Hollins brought Cincinnati within one possession, and after forcing two missed Georgetown shots, the Bearcats took the last shot of the game.

UC had looks both from outside the arc and a jumper during the final seconds, but neither fell.

The Bearcats finished the game with a season-best nine 3-pointers and 16 assists against Georgetown.

Cincinnati next travels to South Bend, Indiana where it will face No. 3/2 Notre Dame Saturday at 2 p.m.

Phil Didion | chief photographer

LOOKING FOR A FOOTHOLD University of Cincinnati head women’s basketball coach Jamelle Elliot confronts an official during the Bearcats’ 67-31 loss to UConn Monday night at Fifth Third Arena. Elliot and the Bearcats are still searching for their first conference win of the season.

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